Whether you ordered 23andMe to learn more about your ancestry, to participate in research, or to connect with relatives, every 23andMe customer can learn something about what makes them unique....

See what happens to your saliva sample at our partner laboratory. A new video shows the finely tuned process that turns the DNA in your saliva into the genetic information you see when you log in to your account at 23andMe.

Spit has DNA? Well, not exactly. Spit has cells in it, and the cells have DNA. For everything except bacteria (and some other types of single-celled organisms), DNA is wound...